From the North (Chicago Area)
Take Interstate 80 to exit 93 or exit 90. From exit 93,
follow Illinois Route 71 southwest to Illinois Route 23
and you will enter Downtown Ottawa.
From the West (Quad City Area)
Take Interstate 80 east to Exit 90. Follow Illinois Route
23 south and you will enter Downtown Ottawa.
From the South (Bloomington)
Take I-39 North toward I-55 South. Take exit #59A onto I-80
East toward Chicago. Take exit #90/IL-23 onto Columbus Street,
follow IL-23 south toward Downtown Ottawa.
From the East (Merrilleville, Indiana) Follow US-30 WEST,
take ramp onto I-57 NORTH toward Chicago. Take exit #345B
onto I-80 West toward Iowa. Take exit #90/IL-23 onto Columbus
Street, follow IL-23 south toward Downtown Ottawa.
From Starved Rock State Park
Exit the park onto Illinois Route 71. Follow Route 71 east
to Illinois Route 23 in Ottawa. Turn north, cross the Illinois
River Bridge into downtown.
CITY
CALENDAR
- City Council Meetings 1st & 3rd Tues. of month
7:00 p.m., City Hall
-
Board of Fire & Police Comm.
Second Friday of each month 4:00 p.m., City
Hall
-
Historic Preservation
2nd Thursday of each month at noon 12:00 p.m.
City Hall
- Ottawa Tree Board
last Thursday of each month 7:00 p.m., City
Hall
- Plan Commission
4th Monday of each month 7:00 p.m., City
Hall
- Playground and Recreation Board
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month 7:00 p.m.,
City Hall
- Senior Citizen Comm.1st
Thursday of each month 10:00 a.m., City
Hall
- Special Events CommitteeTo
be announced City Hall 2nd floor
conference room
- Visitors Center Board4th
Monday of each month 4:00 p.m., At Visitors
Center
- Zoning Board of Appeals
3rd Thursday of each month
(as needed)
7:00 a.m., City Hall